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STR Data Analysis and Interpretation for Forensic Analysts

Objectives

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Upon successful completion of this unit of instruction, the student shall be able to:

  • List commonly used STR data interpretation parameters.
  • Explain thresholds, spurious peaks, pull-up, stutter, microvariants, degradation, stochastic effects, allele dropout, mutations, controls used in troubleshooting STR data.

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